4th T20I: West Indies beat India by 24 runs, level series 2-2 with one to play

Earlier, Shai Hope led the way with 102 not out as the West Indies posted a huge total of 247 for three against India in the fourth T20I in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 

Hope struck nine sixes and four fours to make his runs off 50 balls, and he was well supported by the other Caribbean batters through their innings.

Sherfane Rutherford, who was dropped on 42 by Mayank Yadav, made 49 not out off 26 balls with four fours and three sixes. 

Prince Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for India, returning 4-0-36-1. 

 

 

Shamar Joseph is back in the attack and he starts with a wide and full ball that is sliced over third man for a six by Arshdeep Singh.

A wide later, he bowls a dot.

Arshdeep is then hit on the left shoulder as he misses the pull off the short bouncer. The physio comes to check on him and he continues even though he looks in pain.

Wide down the leg side as he follows the batter and the ball rums to the boundary. Arshdeep holds his shoulder in pain. Shreyas is seen signalling him to come off from the dugout.

Arshdeep is off the field and is retired out. West Indies win by 25 runs.   

Mayank is the new man in and he plays a dot.

Paul finishes with a fifer. Three wickets and 8 runs come off it.

Axar Patel then flicks the ball straight down the throat of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. 

Axar Patel is the new man in.

Shamar Springer is back in the attack and Nitish starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Axar is off the mark with a couple.

Axar then takes a single before Springer bowls a yorker and Nitish can only close out the over with a single as 5 runs come off it.

India need 59 off 24 balls and Romario Shepherd who is back in the attack is welcomed by Tilak Varma with a six over long on! 

Tilak then misses the pull off a slower short bouncer. 

Widish ball and it is slapped to deep extra cover for a single by Tilak.

A wide later, Reddy digs out the yorker for a single.

Tilak then miscues the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Widish ball next, Tilak then lofts the ball straight in the air and Rovman Powell comes in from the deep, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good running catch and Tilak is out for 43 off 25 balls.  

Shamar Joseph is back in the attack and Nitish mistimes the shot to the fielder on the leg side and it's a dot.

Full toss on the leg side and Nitish connects and plays it to fine leg for a four!

Nitish then swings the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Joseph then bowls a wide, but it looks inside the tramline. The replays show Sammy upset.

Quick and shot next and Nitish is then hit on the helmet and the ball pops up, he is put down by the fielder but he takes a single. They then steal another run on the overthrows. Leg byes given. Nitish passes the concussion test and we roll along.

Full and on the pads and Nitish just helps it on its way for a six over deep backward point.

Nitish ends the over with another six as he swings his arms and hammers it over long on as 21 runs come off the over. 

 

Shamar Springer is back in the attack and Reddy and Tilak start the over with three singles.

A wide later, Tilak plays a tennis shot to mid-off for a single.

Reddy then smacks the ball over long off for a four.

A dot to end the over as 12 runs come off it. 

Motie continues and Nitish starts the over with a single.

Tilak then attempts a switch shot but the keeper and the batter miss the ball, and the ball runs to the boundary for four byes.

Tilak then takes a quick couple.

He gets another couple to deep square leg.

Tilak and Nitish then take a single each off the next two balls as 11 come off it.

 

Keemo Paul is back in the attack and after a wide, the short ball is pulled over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Another wide bowled before Nitish and Tilak take two singles off the next two balls.

Tilak then pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Reddy then plays the ball to the off-side for a single.

A wide and a dot to end the over as 13 runs come off it.

 

In the last five overs, West Indies conceded just 9 runs an over and have taken three wickets.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to long on.

Tilak then takes a single to mid-wicket for a single as 2 wickets and 6 runs come off the over. 

Naman Dhir is the new man in and he is stumped first ball as he is beaten on the turn. The third umpire is called into play and he is taking his time and after multiple replays the red light is flashed and Dhir is out for a first ball duck and India have lost half the side. 

Left arm spinner Gudakesh Motie is in the attack now and Abhishek starts the over with a four.

A dot later, Abhishek looks to loft it down the ground but only manages to hole out to the fielder at wide long on and he has to walk back for 29 off 24. 

Romario Shepherd is back in the attack and after three dots, Tilak Varma takes a single.

Abhishek ends the over with a four and a six as 11 runs come off it. 

At the halfway mark, India are 115 for 3, their big start all thanks to Samson upfront.

But after losing three wickets, the onus is now on Abhishek and Tilak to fight on from here on end.

 

Chase is back in the attack and he gives 7 runs in the over as Tilak takes a boundary in the over.

Tilak Varma is the new man in and is off the mark with a couple as he gets a lucky 2nd with an overthrow.

A single later, Springer bowls a wide.

Slot ball next and Abhishek hammers the ball into the sightscreen for a six!

A single to end the over as 13 runs come off it.

Keemo Paul continues and after a dot Shreyas gets a single off a thick inside edge.

Abhishek then flicks next the ball wide of short fine leg for a four!

A single later, a slower shot ball is slapped over mid-off for a four. A single to end the over as 11 come off it.  

Roston Chase is back in the attack and he does well to give just four singles in the over.

Shamar Springer in the attack now and the medium pacer concedes 11 runs in the final over of Powerplay as Abhishek and Shreyas take a boundary each in the over.

Samson helped India accelerate in the first five overs before his dismissal. 

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Abhishek ends the over with a single as two wickets and 9 runs come off it.

Ishan Kishan is the new man in and after a dot, Paul bowls a wide. 

Paul then bowls a slower one and Kishan slams it down the ground for a six!

Kishan then whips the next full ball straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket and he is out for 6 off 3 balls.

India lose 2nd wicket in the over. 

Medium pacer Keemo Paul in the attack now and he strikes first ball. Sanju Samson goes for the pull but can't clear deep backward square leg as Hetmyer takes the catch near the boundary, he tosses the ball in the air, goes out of the boundary, comes back onto the field and completes a good catch as Samson is out for 56 off 23.

Romario Shepherd is in the attack now and Abhishek starts with a dot.

He then takes a single towards backward point.

A dot later, Samson hammers a ball through cover point to bring up his 50 off just 20 balls.

Samson then flicks the slower ball to backward square leg for a four!  A single to end the over as 10 come off it.

Samson then slices the ball for a four past backward point.

Samson then swings his arm and lofts it over long off for another six! India have now hit 2000 T20I sixes. Sanson then makes room and pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket and comes back for a couple.

Full toss next and Samson plays it to the deep mid-wicket for a single.

Around the wicket now and Samson hammers the ball ball down the ground for another maximum over long-off.

Back over the wicket and Samson swivel pulls the ball to deep square leg boundary as 50 comes up for India and 25 runs come off the over. 

Right arm quick Shamar Joseph starts with a hard length ball and Samson plays it to mid-wicket for a dot.

A dot later, Shamar bowls a no ball.

Free-hit now and Samson mistimes the pull off a short bouncer and it goes past the keeper for a four.

Slot ball next and Samson flicks it over deep mid-wicket for a six! 

Pitched up again, missed yorker and Samson hammers it over long off for a six! What timing! That is his 100th T20 maximum.

A single to end the over as 18 runs come off it.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma come out to chase 249 for victory while spinner Roston Chase opens the attack for the Windies and Samson gets himself and India off the mark with a four down the ground.

Two dots later, Samson nudges the ball to the leg side for a single.

Abhishek is then off the mark with a single to the leg side. Samson ends the over with a single as 7 runs come off it. 

Nitish Reddy is back in the attack to bowl the final over of the innings.

He comes around the wicket to Nitish and he starts with a full toss and Rutherford pulls it to deep square leg for a four.

Rutherford then squeezes out the yorker for a single to backward point. 

Hope then drives the ball to long off for a single.

Nitish then bowls a yorker again and again Rutherford plays it to the off side for a single.

Hope calls for a change of bat. And Hope hits back-to-back sixes as the ball bursts through the hands of Tilak Varma at long on and he brings up his 100. West Indies finish with 247 for 3 in their 20 overs. 

Prince Yadav is back in the attack and Hope takes a tight single to start the over.

Rutherford then takes a single to backward square leg.

Prince then misses the yorker and flicks it over mid-wicket for a four!

Hope then plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Mayank then puts down Rutherford who mishits the pull off a quick short ball. Ruttherford gets a couple and a reprieve.

A single to end the over as 10 come off it.

Arshdeep continues and after a dot, he bowls a wide outside the off stump, wide called. 

A wide yorker next and Rutherford misses it.

Arshdeep then follows it up with another wide.

Arshdeep then gets the next ball to come into the batter and Rutherford hits the ball powerfully down the ground for a six!

Rutherford then gets a thick inside edge towards the keeper.

Arshdeep bowls another wide. 

Rutherford then goes on one knee and hits it through to sweeper cover for a couple.

A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

Mayank is back in the attack and starts with a short ball angling in and Hope heaves the ball over long leg for a four!

A single later, Rutherford hammers a six, a four and a six. 

Rutherford then smacks the ball past the umpire, before Naman Dhir does well at the boundary to keep it to a single as 22 runs come off it.

Nitish Reddy continues and he starts with a wide yorker, the umpire says it's within the tramlines.

Rutherford then drives it uppishly to long on for a single.

Hope then mistimes the loft shot and it falls shot of the fielder at long on for a single.

Full and wide next and Rutherford reaches it and edges it past short third man for a four.

Rutherford then squeezes out the yorker wide of short fine for a single.

Hope ends the over with a single as 8 runs come off it. 

Prince Yadav is back in the attack and Rutherford starts the over with a couple to mid-off.

Rutherford and Hope take a single each off the next two balls.

Short and on the leg stump and Rutherford swivel pulls it to deep fine leg for a four.

Rutherford then digs out the yorker. 

Full and fast and Rutherford slices it to deep point for a single as 9 runs come off the over.

 

Nitish Kumar Reddy is in the attack now and after two dots, Hope gets a couple towards long on.

Short ball next and Hope rocks on to the backfoot and pulls it over swivel pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Hope then gets a couple before he digs out a yorker for another couple to mid-wicket as 12 runs come off it. 

 

Sherfane Rutherford is the new man in and he is beaten on the outside edge first ball. A wicket and 5 runs come in the over. 

Arshdeep is back in the attack and Powell starts the over with a single to deep mid-wicket.

A dot later, Hope gets a single down the ground.

Powell then gets an inside edge and a couple to fine leg.

A wide down the leg side next and Powell misses the flick, wide given.

Powell then goes for a wild hit off a full and wide ball and he gets an edge and is caught behind for 24 off 17.

Axar continues and Hope starts the over with a single past short fine leg.

Powell finally gets a boundary as he gets down and paddle sweeps the ball to fine leg for a four.

Powell then comes down the track and smacks it over long on for a six!

Powell then gets on his knee and scoops the ball over the keeper for a four.

A single later, Hope makes room and lofts it over extra cover for a six as 22 runs come off it.

Time for drinks.

West Indies have lost two wickets inside the first 10 overs but they are going at over 11 runs an over and if they go at the same rate, 240 runs is expected to be on the board.

Axar is back in the attack and after three dots, Powell gets a single to long on.

Hope then gets a single before Powell gets a couple to the leg side.

He ends the over with a single to the off side, as just 4 runs come off it.

Rovman Powell is the new man in and is off the mark with a single.

A wide later, Hope takes a single down the ground.

A yorker next and Powell plays it to mid-on as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Prince Yadav is back in the attack and Hope starts the over with a single to long-on.

Quick, short ball next, Hetmyer miscues to pull when there was no room to play that shot and plays it straight to the bowler and he is out for 33 off 12 balls.

Naman Dhir in the attack now and Hope goes on his knee and sweeps the full toss over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Hope and Hetmyer then take a single each off the next two balls.

Short ball down the leg side next and Hope pulls it to the deep backward square-leg boundary.

A single later, Hetmyer pulls the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six as 19 runs come off it.

 

Axar Patel continues and Hope and Hetmyer take singles off the first three balls, before Hetmyer latches on to the leg side length ball to pull it past Prince Yadav to the deep square leg boundary.

A dot later, the flat and wide ball is creamed through covers for a four as 11 runs come off it.

Arshdeep back in the attack and starts with a wide.

A dot later, Hope creams the ball through the off side but Dhir puts in the dive to keep it to just a single.

Hetmyer then pulls the leg side short ball and it goes past the keeper for a four.

A couple later, Arshdeep bowls another wide.

A thick inside edge onto the pads and that is another four to backward square leg. A six to end the over as 19 runs come off it. 

Shimron Hetmyer is the new man in, and he is off the mark with a single to the leg side.

A dot later, Hope gets hold of the tossed-up ball and smashes it over long on for a six!

A single to mid-on to end the over as a wicket and 8 runs come off it. 

Axar Patel in the attack and he starts with a dot. Axar strikes the next ball to give India a breakthrough in the Powerplay.

A slower ball on off stump, Andrew goes for a reverse sweep, misses it and it hit on the pad just in front of the stumps. Axar appeals and the umpire raises the finger. Andrew takes the review and WI lose the review as the ball tracking shows hitting stumps. Andrew out for 21 off 16.

Prince Yadav comes into the attack now and after a dot, Hope lofts the full ball straight down the ground for a six!

Half-volley next and it's punished through extra cover by Hope!

Hope then plays the next ball for a single to the leg side.

A dot and a single off a leg bye to end the over as 12 runs come off it.

 

Mayank continues and he starts with a bouncer and it goes over the batter and the keeper to the boundary. Wide called.

Another quick bouncer down the leg side and no ball called.

Free-hit now and Hope pulls the leg side off cutter for a six over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Next ball is down leg and Hope flicks and misses but the ball goes off his pads for a four!

Hope is beaten next ball before he takes a single.

Andrew then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Andrew then gets a couple as he pulls it to deep mid-wicket. 

A wide and a dot to end the over as 20 runs come off it. 

WI 20-0 (2 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Arshdeep Singh opens at the other end and Hope starts the over with a single to mid-on.

Length ball on the off stump next and Andrew swings his arms and sends the ball cleanly over mid-wicket for a six!

A dot later, Andrew comes down the track and hits it over mid-on for a four!

Full and slow and Arsdeep now comes around the wicket and Andrew cuts it over backward  point for a couple as two Indian fielder tag up to deny the boundary.

Attempted yorker turns into a full toss and Andrew clobbers it down the ground for a four as 17 runs come off the 2nd over. 

West Indies openers Shai Hope and Jewel Andrew walk out to bat while Mayank Yadav will open the attack for India. 

Hope gets off the mark off the first ball, with a nudge to the leg side off a short ball.

Two dots later, Mayank's short bouncer hurried on to Andrew who plays it to the leg side for 1 before overthrows allows him to steal another run. Two runs for Andrew.

A dot later, Andrew comes down the track and swings wildly misses. Three runs come off the over.  

India captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and opted to field in the 4th T20I against West Indies in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

India go unchanged in this match.

West Indies captain Shai Hope has revealed that his team has made two changes for tonight's game: Pooran and Sampson make way for Romario Shepherd and Jewel Andrew.

Welcome to the updates from the 4th T20I between India and West Indies.

India's marauding batters would be eyeing another run feast against a West Indian attack that would have to do more than just be defensive when the two sides clash in the potentially series-deciding fourth T20 International in Hyderabad on Wednesday. India need a win to seal the five-match rubber by going 3-1 up, while the West Indies would be desperate to draw level at 2-2 to keep the series alive. The battle on the ground is once again expected to be decided predominantly by the power-hitters in both sides. The hosts will bank on their in-form top order.

The trio of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan has come good in turns to ensure that the Indian middle order has not been put under too much pressure in the series so far. Abhishek smashed 69 off just 30 balls in the third T20I in Indore, striking six fours and five sixes to help India post a winning 223-run total.

The only concern for the home team would be a relative lack of game time for the middle order due to the top three's brilliant run. The likes of Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Naman Dhir would have to be up for the challenge in case the top three have an off day, especially in a scenario where the team is chasing a big target.

The West Indies, on the other hand, have been struggling to find a way to contain the Indian juggernaut. If it was skipper Shreyas Iyer, who took the lung-opener from them with his maiden T20I hundred, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan proved to be difficult to handle in the second game that the visitors eventually won.

Abhishek dominated the proceedings in the third game and all-rounder Shamar Springer had no hesitation in acknowledging that his team had no option but to adopt a defensive approach against the on-song opener.

"...I guess our plan B is to just be as defensive as possible and try to make him get singles and twos," Springer had said, admitting how hard it is to stop Abhishek once he gets going.

For the Caribbeans, opener Sherfane Rutherford has had a terrific series, averaging over 57 for his 172 runs thus far at a brilliant strike rate of 189. He has smacked 12 sixes in three games and is the leading run-getter in the rubber. Skipper Shai Hope too has led by example and amassed 159 runs at a strike of 182 to make sure that the team's reputation of being a T20 batting powerhouse remains intact. The visitors have hardly been a pushover despite their lower ranking but they would need a stronger all-round performance to upstage the reigning world champions on home turf.

Nonetheless, India's bowling attack will have to remain disciplined as the West Indies batting unit has shown that it is capable of chasing big totals. The team demonstrated its abilities quite well in the second T20 in Ranchi, where it chased down India's 249 in 18.3 overs thanks to Hope's 45-ball 102.

In Indore, Shimron Hetmyer (43) and Kamil Pooran (42), and Springer (35 not out) brought the West Indies close before Arshdeep Singh's three-wicket haul helped India seal the contest. Spinner Naman Dhir also impressed with figures of two for 39, providing India with another useful bowling option.

The batters in both dugouts would be eager to take the field at Hyderabad, which recorded an average first-innings score of around 209 across seven IPL matches in this year. Dew, however, is not expected to be a big factor under lights, and the teams will need to assess the conditions on the day before deciding their approach at the toss.

Abhishek, Kishan and Nitish will likely enjoy being in familiar surroundings. India's last T20I at the venue was against Bangladesh in 2024, when they registered a 133-run victory after posting a record 297 for six. Samson struck 111 off 47 balls in that game and he would be eager to smash another big knock come Wednesday.

India: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (wk), Naman Dhir, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tilak Varma (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav. 

West Indies: Shai Hope (c & wk), Jewel Andrew (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Amir Jangoo (wk), Kamil Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.